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The East is a Podcast

Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist)•www.eastpodcast.com
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A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups. Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
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Episodes

Losing Hindustan (Pt. 2) w/ Manan Ahmed Asif

Justin Podur and I teamed up to interview Columbia University historian Manan Ahmed on his fantastic new book, The Loss of Hindustan . This is the second half of the conversation. Subscribe to the Anti-Empire project and download the first!

Apr 29, 2021•40 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 93 - The Problem of Othello w/ Ambereen Dadabhoy

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can donate directly through Gofundme , and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my (almost up-to-date) website, eastpodcast.com Ambereen Dadabhoy is Associate Professor of Literature at Harvey Mudd College in California....

Apr 21, 2021•13 min

Samir Amin: Neoliberalism and the Decline of the Bandung Project (1975-2000)

The second part of a three-part lecture series hosted by the SOAS titled "Six Decades of Development Debate" in 2013. (The first part is available on this feed as well, released back in September last year) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq8OK4BUyM&ab_channel=SOASUniversityofLondon

Apr 14, 2021•48 min

Marielle Tsukamoto on Japanese Internment (2013)

"First-Hand Accounts of the Japanese American Internment Experience. It is our hope that these stories will build on the work and legacy of the late Mary Tsukamoto, who devoted her life to promoting social justice for all, regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity." Learn more about the Time Remembrance Project Source

Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min

Iran-China Deal: Don't buy the hype? w/ Arash Joblaghi

Arash Joblaghi is a Strategic Adviser and the creator of the Iran Military Review Full text of Joint Statement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between I.R. Iran, P.R. China Consider supporting the podcast

Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min

Lebanon's economic freefall w/ Ehsani

Friend of the podcast Ehsani returns to discuss Lebanon's worsening cash crisis. Link to sign up for the MATCH4SARA Campaign Consider supporting podcast on Patreon or go to Eastpodcast.com for links to GofundMe, Paypal, and merch store.

Mar 18, 2021•48 min

Maps of Return: an interview with Dr. Salman Abu Sitta

Dr. Salman Abu Sitta is the Founder and President of the Palestine Land Society and the General Coordinator of the Right of Return Congress and has served as a member of the Palestine National Council. Nyla Matuk is the author of two collections of poetry and the editor of Resisting Canada: An Anthology of Poetry.

Mar 11, 2021•49 min

The View from Sana'a w/ Nasser Arrabyee

Nasser Arrabyee is a journalist based in Sana'a. Consider supporting podcast on Patreon or go to Eastpodcast.com for links to GofundMe, Paypal, and merch store.

Feb 22, 2021•28 min

(Preview) Bonus Episode 90 - Whitewashing the Crusades w/ Erik Wade

A preview of the latest bonus episode. Get access to it and hours and hours of bonus content by signing up at the $5 level. You can donate directly through Gofundme , and PayPal/Venmo as well. Links to the latter on my (almost up-to-date) website, eastpodcast.com Erik Wade is a Medievalist and currently teaches in Germany. Check out his thread...

Feb 17, 2021•10 min

(Unlocked) Bonus Episode 86 - War Chronicles

An excerpt from Joelle Abi-Rached's book read by Alex Salamat Unlocked from behind the paywall. Sign up for the bonus feed at Patreon.com/east_podcast to get great bonus content and help sustain the show.

Feb 08, 2021•18 min

US-Iran Relations in the Biden Era: What's Next?

Hosted by Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran An-depth look at US-Iran relations following the change in administrations, the long history of US imperialism directed against Iran, and the ongoing sanctions regime threatening the people of Iran. Presentations include: “Continuity or Discontinuity: Iran as Biden’s first major foreign policy test” Richard A. Falk Albert G. Milibank Professor Emeritus of International Law, Princeton University “The politics of US economic sanction...

Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 41 min

Arab Spring, Ten Years On: Tunisian Perspectives

Featuring Amayed Aymen and Heythem Guesmi and guest hosted by friend of the show Max Ajl Consider supporting podcast on Patreon or go to Eastpodcast.com for links to GofundMe, Paypal, and merch store.

Jan 31, 2021•59 min

Epidemic Empire w/ Anjuli Raza Kolb

Anjuli Raza Kolb teaches at the University of Toronto Get the book through the publisher's website and use code UCPLIT for 20% off. Consider supporting podcast on Patreon or go to Eastpodcast.com for links to GofundMe, Paypal, and merch store....

Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 12 min

Old Sheldon w/ Dan Cohen

Dan Cohen is a journalist based in DC with Behind the Headlines and director of Killing Gaza. Support the podcast

Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min

War is hell (pt.2) w/Christopher Helali

Christopher Helali fought in Syria with the International Freedom Battalion. P. S. A lot of acronyms thrown around in this one: PKK: Kurdistan Workers’ Party YPG: People’s Protection Units SDF: Syrian Democratic Forces PYD: Democratic Union Party (Syria) SAA: Syrian Arab Army KDPI: Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran KDP: Kurdistan Democratic Party

Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min

War is hell (pt.1) w/Christopher Helali

Christopher Helali fought in Syria with the International Freedom Battalion. P. S. A lot of acronyms thrown around in this one: PKK: Kurdistan Workers’ Party YPG: People’s Protection Units SDF: Syrian Democratic Forces PYD: Democratic Union Party (Syria) SAA: Syrian Arab Army KDPI: Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran KDP: Kurdistan Democratic Party Consider supporting the show on Patreon...

Dec 27, 2020•1 hr 17 min
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